Just For Fun: Top 3 Korean Players of All-Time

“Top” lists are always fun, just because like transfer rumors, everyone has an opinion and few agree. So, while we wait for the next round of qualifiers, let’s take a poll of sorts. In the comments, vote for your top three Korean players of all-time. I will not set any sort of criteria, and will simply leave it to you, the reader, to decide what makes a player great. Is it trophies? Goals? Appearances? Influence on the game? Just leave your list in the comments. You don’t need to justify your list (unless you want to).

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I will refrain from announcing my vote until later (don’t want to influence anyone). The only requirement is that the player must be Korean by birth and have made at least one appearance for the senior national team.

Cha Bum Keun – Definitely the best Korean player not if one of the world’s best forward
Hong Myung Bo – Korea’s everlasting Rivero
Park Ji Sung – 1st ever asian to succeed in EPL, 200+ games in MAN U, stats that are far far more superior than those of Kagawa

I want to make a special mention about Lee Young Pyo as well. He would be my 5th best. I remember when he was in PSV many experts called him one of the best fullbacks in the world. Perhaps with a higher profile he could have played in one of the greats in europe, although he did play for the East London Yids and the Borrusia Dortmund.

.. or Hong Myungbo. Can’t pick. : (Surprised to see someone above pick Son Heungmin. I’d be really glad if he can grow to become Korea’s best footballer. And if he can become more consistent. Also looking forward to see how Lee Kangin and Lee Seungwoo grow.)

1. Cha Bum-kun (no argument here.. Asian Footballer of the Century as well!)
2. Hong Myung-bo (Korean Kaiser, libero and Captain fantastic! He could have played in Europe I think)
3. Park Ji-sung (He makes the list due to his achievements and popularity, in terms of football skills, there are many better than him but no one else had played for Man U)

K League Classic

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Team

P

1

Jeonbuk Motors

63

2

Ulsan

60

3

Seoul

47

4

Gangwon

42

5

Daegu

42

6

Sangju Sangmu

39

7

Suwon Bluewings

38

8

Pohang Steelers

36

9

Seongnam

34

10

Gyeongnam

23

11

Incheon United

20

12

Jeju United

19

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September 14, 2019

Daegu

0 - 0

Pohang Steelers

Jeonbuk Motors

2 - 1

Sangju Sangmu

Gyeongnam

3 - 3

Ulsan

September 1, 2019

Gangwon

2 - 0

Gyeongnam

Incheon United

3 - 3

Ulsan

Sangju Sangmu

1 - 1

Daegu

English Premier League

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Team

P

1

Liverpool

15

2

Manchester City

10

3

Tottenham Hotspur

8

4

Manchester United

8

5

Leicester City

8

6

Chelsea

8

7

Arsenal

7

8

Everton

7

9

West Ham United

7

10

Southampton

7

11

Crystal Palace

7

12

Norwich City

6

13

Burnley

5

14

Sheffield United

5

15

Brighton & Hov…

5

16

AFC Bournemouth

4

17

Newcastle United

4

18

Aston Villa

3

19

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3

20

Watford

1

Hwang Heechan

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Team

P

1

Red Bull Salzburg

21

Bundesliga

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Team

P

1

RB Leipzig

10

2

Borussia Dortmund

9

3

Bayern München

8

4

Wolfsburg

8

5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

7

6

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

7

7

SC Freiburg

6

8

Eintracht Frankfurt

6

9

Werder Bremen

6

10

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

4

11

Schalke 04

4

12

Fortuna Düsseldorf

4

13

Union Berlin

4

14

Augsburg 1907

4

15

1. FC Köln

3

16

1. FSV Mainz 05

3

17

Paderborn

1

18

Hertha BSC

1

Ligue

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Team

P

1

Paris Saint-Germain

12

2

Stade Rennais FC

10

3

LOSC Lille Métropole

9

4

OGC Nice

9

5

Angers SCO

9

6

Olympique Lyonnais

8

7

Girondins de Bordeaux

8

8

Stade de Reims

7

9

Nantes

7

10

Montpellier Hérault SC

7

11

Olympique de Marseille

7

12

Toulouse

7

13

Brest

6

14

Nîmes

5

15

Amiens SC

4

16

Saint-Etienne

4

17

Metz

4

18

Strasbourg

3

19

Monaco

2

20

Dijon

1

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